Douaa's Sponge Quiet Book

It always amazes me how creative people can be when making quiet books, and I am so impressed with how Douaa from the blog Montessori World made this quiet book for her son. She made it using stiff sponges for pages, and using adhesive tape and glue to attach the designs to the pages. The whole book took her only five hours to make, in one day! That's definitely one of the fastest quiet books I've ever heard of. What a great, fast project if you want to make an easy quiet book!

I really like Douaa's page designs, especially the bunny that eats carrots. That is so cute and fun; I know I would have so much fun "feeding" the rabbit the carrots, let alone my kids. I'm totally making that page in the future. :D So, please enjoy Douaa's quiet book!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
My name is Douaa; I'm a pharmacist, mom of one. I'm interested in early learning of him with beautiful and innovative activities and tools.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
18-months old Hamza.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
Beginner.

How long did it take you?
Five hours in one day.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
No, I drew them myself.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
I used a cable tie!

What material are the pages made out of? 
You won't believe! ... I used the firm dishes sponges. XD I hot glued each two together to make one page of the book.

What other materials did you use? 
Felt, compressed foam, velcro, pipes cleaner.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
Less than $4.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
My favorite is the Rabbit page, I love the idea. Hamza's favorite is the chicken page.

To see Douaa's quiet book on her own blog (with more pictures and description), click here: Montessori World: Interactive Activity Book.

Thank you so much for sharing your awesome quiet book with us, Douaa!

 

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Magda's Princess Quiet Book

Hi everyone! Today I have another book to share with you from the talented Magda, who has been featured on the blog before with her Christmas Quiet Book, Toy Story Quiet Book, and Angry Birds Quiet Book. (Speaking of Toy Story, have you heard that Pixar has announced they're going to make Toy Story 4? I'm not sure if I'm excited, because I love Toy Story, or worried, because I think Toy Story 3 ended perfectly and I kind of want them to stop while they're ahead.) Magda's quiet book today is just as awesome as all the others she's made!

Magda's new quiet book is princess themed. Her quiet book has a castle page (with several locks and clasps to open to get inside the castle), a treasure chest page with jewels for a crown page, a princess wardrobe dress up page (with lots of fun clothes), a bakery page (with an oven, a cookbook with a cupcake recipe, ingredients, cooking utensils, and finished cupcakes), a garden page (with removable flowers, peekaboo creatures, and changeable weather), and a rainbow page (with removable little butterflies that can go in a flower pocket). It is such a cute book and all of the pages look so fun. I love all of the pages, but I think my very favorite thing is the cupcake recipe book - the embroidered ingredients are just to die for! So please, enjoy Magda's newest quiet book!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Magda. I'm Polish but currently living in China. I'm a stay-at-home mum of 2 kids.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
It was a birthday gift for a 2-year-old girl.

What's your level of sewing experience?

Advanced beginner.

How long did it take you?
It  took me a week to finish the book. But I had to spend 3-4 hours every day to be able to finish it on time.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used Imagine Our Life: Baking Cupcakes Quiet Book Page for a cupcake page. For the chest I used part of Imagine Our Life: Treasure Quiet Book Page.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed the pages together with embroidery floss.

What material are the pages made out of?
Felt.

What other materials did you use?
Snaps, Velcro, sequins, felt glue, ribbon, buttons.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Not sure. I had all the supplies at home.

What's your favorite page? Why?
I really like the garden page and I am very happy with the wardrobe page. 

Thank you again Magda, for sharing your talents and beautiful quiet books with us!

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